UPDATE
07 December 2017
Apple reveals 2017’s most popular apps, music, movies and more
“Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", “Dear Zindagi,” and “The Humma Song” Among Most Popular Entertainment Choices
Apple has unveiled its 2017 charts and trends, celebrating the most popular apps, music and movies across the App Store, Apple Music and iTunes.
Editors and curators from Apple Music, App Store and iTunes highlight great content from indie artists and developers from around the globe.
Music
On Apple Music, The Humma Song gets top song honours, followed by Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” while Pritam’s “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" tops album of the year.
Zane Lowe, Beats 1 creative director and host, covers the Apple Music trends of 2017.
Apps
App Store editors identify four breakout trends in app culture for 2017: the introduction of AR (augmented reality) apps and games, the rise of real-time competitive gaming and apps enabling photo and video editing.
IKEA Place uses AR to see how furniture will look and fit in your home.
Clash Royale mixes things up with a popular 2x2 team battle and events like Touchdown mode.
Popular meditation app Calm received major updates this year.
Editorial App and Game of the Year Selections
2017 iPhone App of the Year: Enlight Videoleap
2017 iPhone Game of the Year: Splitter Critters
2017 iPad App of the Year: Affinity Photo
2017 iPad Game of the Year: Old Man’s Journey
2017 iPhone Game of the Year: Splitter Critters
2017 iPad App of the Year: Affinity Photo
2017 iPad Game of the Year: Old Man’s Journey
App Charts
iPhone users running iOS 11 will view iPhone charts below; iPad users running iOS 11 will view iPad charts.
iTunes Movies
The top movie of the year was “Dear Zindagi” followed by “Sully” and “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi).”